英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0820 - 经济伤害也算家暴，男同胞怎么看？

 Topic1 Shenzhen expands domestic violence definitionRecently, the women's association in Shenzhen issues a draft regulation, which includes verbal and economic violence into domestic violence. This draft is already part of Shenzhen NPC's lawmaking plan.

Is domestic abuse a problem?

Topic2 Divorce applicants¹ face daily limit restrictionGetting divorced is never an easy thing, but a city district in northwestern China wants to make it just a bit harder.

Since 2012, the civil affairs bureau of Chang'an district of Xi'an has had a policy which only allows 10 to 15 divorces a day. The office claims this is aimed at deterring² what they call "impulse divorces."This little-known local rule became a hot topic nationwide last week after a divorcing couple failed to obtain a slot and complained to state media.

Are impulse divorces, or just perhaps divorces in general, a problem in China?

Topic3 Animals' adoption³ in Beijing ZooChina is becoming more and more of an animal loving country. Now, the Beijing Zoo is trying to capitalize on this by offering people the chance to adopt animals at the zoo. Depending on how much you pay, you can name the animal and even visit it inside their cage at the zoo.

What's the regulation?

1 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

2 deterring   

v.阻止，制止( deter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business. 然而，投资者表示，有很多问题让他们却步。 来自互联网
• It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes. 逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法。 来自互联网

3 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。